A patient exhibits signs and symptoms of diabetes. However, he informs you that he has not been diagnosed with the disease. You decide to check his blood sugar. If the patient is a diabetic, which of the following readings would you expect?

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A blood sugar reading of 465 mg/dL is extremely high and would be expected in a patient with diabetes. Normal fasting blood sugar levels should be between 70-99 mg/dL. A reading above 200 mg/dL is typically considered diagnostic of diabetes, but a reading as high as 465 mg/dL suggests that the patient has uncontrolled diabetes. A blood sugar reading of 110 mg/dL (within normal range) or 70 mg/dL (low blood sugar) would not indicate diabetes. A reading of 0 mg/dL is impossible as blood sugar levels cannot be zero.

A Patient Exhibits Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes